Jon Savitt performs stand-up at the Phoenix Theater. HOST: Twin Cities-based comedian Jon Savitt has been told his whole life that he'd have to move to places like New York or LA to pursue a career in ...

It takes a village to write an Emmy-quality episode. The 2025 field for Best Comedy Writing includes a whopping 19 writers, spanning six shows. Only one of the nominated episodes was penned by a ...

With 94 submissions, this year's Best Comedy Writing category at the Emmys will have six finalists when the nominations are announced July 15. As expected, there are many single submissions from many ...

After making history as the first Black woman to receive three Emmy nominations for comedy, Quinta Brunson did it again Monday when she won Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for her work on ...

We’ve all seen a hilarious TV scene that’s stuck with us or read a satirical essay that’s made us giggle for weeks. But have you ever wondered what it actually takes to become a comedy writer? There ...

Recently, I spoke with Michael Jamin, Emmy-nominated screenwriter and author of “A Paper Orchestra.” Known for his work on “King of the Hill,” “Just Shoot Me,” “Maron,” “Tacoma FD” and more, Jamin ...

A distinguished group of comedy writers and writer-directors gathered at the Harmony Gold Theater earlier this month to expound on their craft at the Writers Guild of America's "The Serious Business ...

Writing comedy in the age of Donald Trump poses many challenges, the most obvious being how to compete with a President determined to be more outrageous—and to draw more attention—than any form of ...

Who’s funnier, AI or humans? A new study found that we find ChatGPT-generated comedy funnier than, or as funny as, comedy written by humans, including professional writers. The findings suggest that ...

Aubrey Plaza came up as a beloved comic performer and, in her later career, a formidable dramatic actor as well. (Shout out to her menacing, memorable performance in Legion.) Now, she’s going to prove ...